Michael, welcome to the group and congratulations on your first Riv. It's a good looking, thoughtfully put together bike. Nice of you to include the build list. Enjoy the ride!
Best, Rich in ATL On Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 5:40:15 PM UTC-5 Pam Bikes wrote: > Love the build. I like the silver bars. See you in Philly. > > On Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 11:07:17 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> Here are my thoughts on the subject >> >> 1. If you are going to run black rims on modern low spoke count, you get >> a pass for essentially as much black stuff as you like. The dark rear Der >> also gets you some balance >> 2. Not being brifters is the key step to making it more of a retro look >> 3. On those levers, it's not hard to push out the pivot, freeing the >> lever blade. At that point you could polish off the black and leave silver >> behind. A pedestal grinder with a scotch brite wheel is probably the >> fastest way to get there. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> On Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 4:49:49 PM UTC-8 babypop wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Thanks for the kind replies! And I appreciate the increase in views to >>> my Flickr account, too! >>> >>> @Leah, I do remember you! That was a fun night! I'll do my best to make >>> it to PBE this year, as I've been asked to help out with the ABEA booth ( >>> https://abea.bike/). Hope to see you there! >>> >>> @John, Ryan, Danny, Jay, and Patrick, Thanks for the feedback on the >>> black/silver ratio. All good considerations! I may give the TRP levers a >>> try. For those with experience with the levers, do they increase the reach >>> significantly compared to a more traditional hood shape? >>> >>> Take care, >>> >>> Michael >>> >>> On Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 4:24:12 PM UTC-5 Ryan wrote: >>> >>>> The other nifty feature about these brakes >>>> https://www.rivbike.com/products/tektro-trp-rrl-sr-brake-levers-silver-drilled-alloy-gum-hoods-15180 >>>> >>>> along with their good looks and comfort is the little button that along >>>> with the QR lever on your calipers opens them up a little more to provide >>>> you with additional slack to remove your wheels, without having to deflate >>>> your tires. I have mine paired with VO Grand Cru sidepulls and I love the >>>> combination. >>>> >>>> But of course, if you like your existing levers, do what Jay says and >>>> keep them. They do look good. That is a lovely bike. Love the color and >>>> you >>>> did a great job on the build. >>>> >>>> On Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 10:41:56 AM UTC-6 Jay wrote: >>>> >>>>> Bike looks great! Regarding the levers, if they're comfortable then >>>>> keep them. If you're really looking for something else, I think the >>>>> Tektro >>>>> RRL SR in Black/Silver would look great (and have a nice shape). >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 11:08:34 AM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I think that the ratio of black to silver with the black rims with >>>>>> silver brake tracks (and the tanwall tires) is just about right and the >>>>>> colors look very well balanced. In fact, I think the silver stem looks >>>>>> right and that silver levers might also look better, but I’d not >>>>>> increase >>>>>> the black beyond levers and rims. Of course, YMMV, etc etc etc. I have a >>>>>> mix of black and silver on my Matthews “road bike for dirt” that I think >>>>>> looks good, but the Matthews does not look as good as your Roadini. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Jan 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM babypop <babypo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> … (How might a black stem look? Are those levers working >>>>>>> aesthetically?), but the ride so far is impeccable >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a75e0d12-d7fe-4f22-8ac0-d6c8a5ab1cf0n%40googlegroups.com.
